Twitter closing Australian office, staff to work from home – Sydney Morning Herald

Twitter is closing its Australian office, which had once occupied a whole floor of an office tower in Sydney’s CBD, as the short-form social network champions its flexible workplace policy.Twitter launched its Sydney CBD office in 2016 with a “beachy” theme and a library that contained almost no books at the time press were invited to tour.Twitter’s office featured a library area that contained almost no books when journalists were invited to tour in 2016.Credit:Jessica HromasA source close to Twitter, who was not authorised to talk publicly, said staff had been told they would be working from home indefinitely because the office was closing.A Twitter spokesman said: “No decision has been made”, emphasising that the company’s commitment to its Australian staff, customers, business and users was strong. It will consult with staff about future property plans.Twitter’s office is located in the tower at 2 Park Street in the Sydney CBD, above the Galleries shopping centre. Credit: “Over the past two years, we’ve proven we can operate our business successfully with a distributed workforce, regardless of whether our employees work from an office or full-time from home,” Twitter’s spokesman said.“This approach has allowed us to evaluate our existing footprint and consider…
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